Nathaniel Hawthorne is one of the great American writers, known for The Scarlet Letter, as well as other short stories and novels--part of the Romantic movement.
Nathaniel Hawthorne Birth:
He was born Nathaniel Hathorne on July 4, 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts to Nathaniel Hathorne and Elizabeth Clarke Manning Hathorne.
Nathaniel Hawthorne Death:
He died in his sleep on May 19, 1864, in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

